funding Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/funding/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:19:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://medcitynews.com/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mblue-32x32.png funding Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/funding/ 32 32 40682243 Evvy Secures $14M for Vaginal Healthcare Platform https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/funding-vaginal-healthcare-microbiome-testing/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/funding-vaginal-healthcare-microbiome-testing/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:19:34 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=650007 venture capital, fund, investment,

Evvy’s $14 million funding round was led by Left Lane Capital and included participation from General Catalyst, LabCorp Venture Fund, RH Capital, Ingeborg Investments, G9 Ventures, Virtue and Amboy Street Ventures. In total, Evvy has raised $19 million. 

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Digital Health Funding Steadied in Q1 After a Year of Decline https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/digital-health-funding-venture-capital/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/digital-health-funding-venture-capital/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 20:15:07 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=636337

Global funding for digital health companies finally stabilized in Q1 of this year. The sector raised $3.4 billion — this marks the first time the digital health world didn’t experience a quarter-over-quarter funding decline since Q4 of 2021. By holding steady, digital health startups defied the dwindling fundraising totals seen across the broader venture capital landscape, where funding dropped by 13% quarter-over-quarter.

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MedArrive Rakes In $8M for Home Care Platform https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/medarrive-rakes-in-8m-for-home-care-platform/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/medarrive-rakes-in-8m-for-home-care-platform/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:34:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=630819

MedArrive’s new $8 million funding was led by Cobalt Ventures, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. With the funding, the company will grow its team, as well as improve on its product and technology, said Dan Trigub, CEO and co-founder of MedArrive.

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Kindbody Secures $100M To Expand Fertility Services Into New Markets https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/kindbody-secures-100m-to-expand-fertility-services-into-new-markets/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/kindbody-secures-100m-to-expand-fertility-services-into-new-markets/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:26:24 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=626796

Kindbody’s $100 million funding, announced last week, was led by Perceptive Advisors. It brings the company’s total equity and debt funding to more than $290 million and its valuation to $1.8 billion. It will use the money to add 10 new locations.

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Tuned Secures $3.5M To Grow Hearing Care Platform for Employers https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/tuned-secures-3-5m-to-grow-hearing-care-platform-for-employers/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/tuned-secures-3-5m-to-grow-hearing-care-platform-for-employers/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2023 23:35:06 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=624103

The funding round was led by Distributed Ventures and included participation from Idealab NY and Elements Health Ventures. Tuned plans to use the funding to contract with more employers and third party administrators, said Danny Aronson, co-founder and CEO of the startup.

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NY Innovation Report Shows Funding Plummet for Women’s Health; Biotech Startups Gain Interest https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/ny-innovation-report-shows-funding-plummet-for-womens-health-biotech-startups-gain-interest/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/ny-innovation-report-shows-funding-plummet-for-womens-health-biotech-startups-gain-interest/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:55:33 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=622762

New York healthcare startups received $3.9 billion of funding in 2022, compared to $9 billion in 2021, according to a new DHNY report. Biotech startups represented 22% of total funding in 2022, a stark difference from women’s health only representing 2%.

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Digital Health Insurance Provider Angle Health Pulls in $58M https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/digital-health-insurance-provider-angle-health-pulls-in-58m/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/digital-health-insurance-provider-angle-health-pulls-in-58m/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:15:05 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=622033

The $58 million funding round was led by Portage and included participation from PruVen Capital, Wing Venture Capital and others. With the funding, Angle Health plans to expand into additional markets and grow its membership.

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Former VA Secretary Teams up With Daughter to Launch Chronic Pain Care Startup https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/former-va-secretary-teams-up-with-daughter-to-launch-chronic-pain-care-startup/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/former-va-secretary-teams-up-with-daughter-to-launch-chronic-pain-care-startup/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:21:08 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=617503

Override provides chronic pain patients with a care team that includes a pain physician, a physical therapist, a psychologist and a coach. The company has received $3.5 million in seed funding and has acquired Take Courage Coaching.

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Viome Life Sciences snags $67M to expand DTC pipeline of at-home tests and wellness products https://medcitynews.com/2022/10/viome-life-sciences-snags-67m-to-expand-dtc-pipeline-of-at-home-tests-and-wellness-products/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/10/viome-life-sciences-snags-67m-to-expand-dtc-pipeline-of-at-home-tests-and-wellness-products/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:58:52 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=609421

The funding was led by Bold Capital Group. Other investors of the company include Khosla Ventures, WestRiver Group and Glico. In total, Viome has raised more than $150 million.

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Nimbus Therapeutics secures $125M in financing for clinical programs https://medcitynews.com/2022/09/nimbus-therapeutics-secures-125m-in-financing-for-clinical-programs/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/09/nimbus-therapeutics-secures-125m-in-financing-for-clinical-programs/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:55:58 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=604135

This funding round was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences and SV Health Investors. They join existing investors, including Bill Gates and Access Biotechnology. The money will be used to support several clinical trials.

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Flagship Pioneering’s Senda Bio secures $123M for new ‘programmable medicines’ https://medcitynews.com/2022/08/flagship-pioneerings-senda-bio-secures-123m-for-new-programmable-medicines/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/08/flagship-pioneerings-senda-bio-secures-123m-for-new-programmable-medicines/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:20:43 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=600184 thumbtacks, navigation, map, navigate

Biotech startup Senda Biosciences is developing technology that yields a new type of medicine with two programming components: one directs the therapy to go to a particular destination in the body while the second tells the therapy what to do once it gets there. With the Series C financing, Senda aims to reach the clinic in 2024.

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The time is right: Another shot to end cancer as we know it https://medcitynews.com/2022/05/the-time-is-right-another-shot-to-end-cancer-as-we-know-it/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/05/the-time-is-right-another-shot-to-end-cancer-as-we-know-it/#respond Sun, 15 May 2022 16:00:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=579954

Government-funded initiatives such as the Cancer Moonshot support not only the primary science that often serves as a foundation for medical advances, but also ensure that patients with rare cancers are not overlooked.

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CEO of cardiology startup declares that its tech could potentially cure heart failure https://medcitynews.com/2022/04/ceryx-medical-ceo-said-its-technology-could-potentially-cure-heart-failure-gets-funding-for-first-human-trials/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/04/ceryx-medical-ceo-said-its-technology-could-potentially-cure-heart-failure-gets-funding-for-first-human-trials/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:02:56 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=585198 heart, doctor, cardiac

Ceryx’s device, Cysoni, is designed to pace the heart in rhythm with a person’s respiration, so that the heart rate and breathing are synced. This is typically the case for a healthy person, but for someone with heart failure, that link becomes severed, CEO Stuart Plant said.

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Startup Ansa Bio lands $68M to go long with enzymes approach to DNA synthesis https://medcitynews.com/2022/04/startup-ansa-bio-lands-68m-to-go-long-with-enzymes-approach-to-dna-synthesis/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/04/startup-ansa-bio-lands-68m-to-go-long-with-enzymes-approach-to-dna-synthesis/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:32:13 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=582108

The DNA currently used in genetic medicines research is synthesized by chemical methods. Ansa Biotechnologies employs faster and less expensive enzymes-based technology, and the startup has raised capital to scale up operations as it prepares to launch its service.

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Princeton spinout ArrePath gets $20M to combine AI, imaging in antibiotics R&D https://medcitynews.com/2022/03/princeton-spinout-arrepath-gets-20m-to-combine-ai-imaging-in-antibiotics-rd/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/03/princeton-spinout-arrepath-gets-20m-to-combine-ai-imaging-in-antibiotics-rd/#respond Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:42:08 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=575121

Anti-infective drug discovery startup ArrePath has launched with $20 million in seed funding to advance the development of molecules that use a dual mechanism to kill bacteria. The Princeton University spinout says its approach could overcome the drug resistance bacteria are developing to currently available products.

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New unicorn on the block: Somatus hauls in $325M+ to grow its value-based kidney care model https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/new-unicorn-on-the-block-somatus-hauls-in-325m-to-grow-its-value-based-kidney-care-model/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/new-unicorn-on-the-block-somatus-hauls-in-325m-to-grow-its-value-based-kidney-care-model/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:48:12 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=573040

The funding round was led by Wellington Management. The company sees its approach as a break from the industry’s “disproportionate” focus on dialysis, which is used to treat people with kidney failure.

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HerMD raises $10M to expand women’s sexual health, menopause services https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/hermd-raises-10m-to-expand-womens-sexual-health-menopause-services/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/hermd-raises-10m-to-expand-womens-sexual-health-menopause-services/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:17:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=572233

The company currently operates two centers, one in Cincinnati and the other in Crescent Springs, Kentucky. The Series A funding round led by JAZZ Venture Partners will allow the company to open new locations as well as offering virtual care.

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Memora Health brings in $40M to grow its platform, expand partnerships https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/memora-health-brings-in-40m-to-grow-its-platform-expand-partnerships/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/memora-health-brings-in-40m-to-grow-its-platform-expand-partnerships/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:00:52 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=571372

Transformation Capital led the funding round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Frist Cressey Ventures, Edward Elmhurst Health, AlleyCorp. The new financing enables Memora to meet commercial demand , drive new partnerships and further improve the care delivery experience, said CEO Manav Sevak.

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Ada Health pulls in another $30M to expand in the U.S., internationally https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/ada-health-pulls-in-another-30m-to-expand-in-the-u-s-internationally/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/ada-health-pulls-in-another-30m-to-expand-in-the-u-s-internationally/#respond Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:52:54 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=570728

Ada Health closed its Series B round after a $30 million extension round. International investors Farallon Capital, Red River West and Bertelsmann Investments provided the additional funds. This follows an initial Series B raise of $90 million last May, which was led by Bayer’s investment arm.

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Expressable raises $15M to expand access to virtual speech therapy in the home https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/expressable-raises-15m-to-expand-access-to-virtual-speech-therapy-in-the-home/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/expressable-raises-15m-to-expand-access-to-virtual-speech-therapy-in-the-home/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2022 23:03:11 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=570523

The Series A financing round was led by F-Prime Capital, with existing investors Lerer Hippeau, NextView Ventures and Amplifyher Ventures also participating. The money will be invested in its platform, hiring additional speech-language pathologists, and partnering with more providers and health plans.

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Pandemic proves the mother of health innovation as startups raise $9B in NYC https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/pandemic-proves-the-mother-of-health-innovation-as-startups-raise-9b-in-nyc/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/pandemic-proves-the-mother-of-health-innovation-as-startups-raise-9b-in-nyc/#respond Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:35:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=569059

Funding for 2021 was up 150% from the previous record of $3.6 billion raised in 2020, according to the 2022 New York Healthcare Innovation Report. Digital health startups in areas including virtual care, patient engagement and mental health captured 87% of funds.

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Wheel raises $150M in quest to move beyond “telehealth 101” to virtual-first care https://medcitynews.com/2022/01/wheel-raises-150m-in-quest-to-move-beyond-telehealth-101-to-virtual-first-care/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/01/wheel-raises-150m-in-quest-to-move-beyond-telehealth-101-to-virtual-first-care/#respond Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:02:49 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=566920

The new infusion brings Wheel’s total funding to $216 million at a time when more companies understand the need to have an on-demand consumer/patient-facing telemedicine service that Wheel possesses but may not necessarily want to build it from the ground up.

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H1 scores $100M to build out clinician network https://medcitynews.com/2021/11/h1-scores-100m-to-build-out-clinician-network/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/11/h1-scores-100m-to-build-out-clinician-network/#respond Wed, 17 Nov 2021 19:03:34 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=558827

The company, which pulls together information on clinicians and researchers, recently closed a funding round led by Altimeter Capital. It plans to use the funds to build out more features and grow its network.

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AppliedVR raises $36M, pursues FDA clearance of first digital therapeutic https://medcitynews.com/2021/11/appliedvr-raises-36m-pursues-fda-clearance-of-first-digital-therapeutic/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/11/appliedvr-raises-36m-pursues-fda-clearance-of-first-digital-therapeutic/#respond Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:57:31 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=558203

The company is developing a digital therapeutic using VR to manage chronic lower back pain. It recently submitted an application for de novo clearance to the FDA. 

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Lark Health nabs $100M to pour into AI health coaching platform https://medcitynews.com/2021/10/lark-health-nabs-100m-to-pour-into-ai-health-coaching-platform/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/10/lark-health-nabs-100m-to-pour-into-ai-health-coaching-platform/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 23:36:12 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=553976

The company, which offers an AI platform that provides personalized health coaching for chronic disease patients, will use the new funds to invest in research and development and to expand its virtual integrations with health plans and employers.

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Devoted Health raises $1.1B, sending valuation soaring past $12B https://medcitynews.com/2021/10/devoted-health-raises-1-1b-sending-valuation-soaring-past-12b/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/10/devoted-health-raises-1-1b-sending-valuation-soaring-past-12b/#respond Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:11:25 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=553385

Though the Medicare Advantage-focused insurance technology startup is smaller than rivals like Clover Health in terms of membership and revenues, this latest financing round places it ahead of, or at least on par with, several larger competitors with regard to total funds raised.

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Brave Care nabs $25M to roll out pediatric clinics supported by tech platform https://medcitynews.com/2021/10/brave-care-nabs-25m-to-roll-out-pediatric-clinics-supported-by-tech-platform/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/10/brave-care-nabs-25m-to-roll-out-pediatric-clinics-supported-by-tech-platform/#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:53:27 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=553301 venture capital, fund, investment,

Brave Care leverages its technology and data platform to provide primary and urgent care for children. It provides care remotely and through its five brick-and-mortar clinics, which it plans to expand to 100 in the next few years.

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Cerner joins $135M funding round for Elligo Health Research  https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/cerner-joins-135m-funding-round-for-elligo-health-research/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/cerner-joins-135m-funding-round-for-elligo-health-research/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:20:30 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=551171

Elligo Health Research uses EHR data, technology and services to expand patient access to clinical trials. It will use the new funds to further invest in its technology platform and purchase research practice management company ClinEdge.

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Telehealth platform provider eVisit raises $45M https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/telehealth-platform-provider-evisit-raises-45m/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/telehealth-platform-provider-evisit-raises-45m/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:50:26 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=550484

The company, which helps health systems operate virtual care programs through its platform, will use the new funds to scale its go-to-market efforts, invest in the development of new capabilities and hire new employees.

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With $100M in new funding, Tia CEO says the ‘tide has turned’ for investing in women’s health https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/with-100m-in-new-funding-tia-ceo-says-the-tide-has-turned-for-investing-in-womens-health/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/with-100m-in-new-funding-tia-ceo-says-the-tide-has-turned-for-investing-in-womens-health/#respond Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:18:04 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=549566

Tia, a concierge clinic combining primary care and OBGYN services, recently raised $100 million in funding. Amid a surge of financing into women’s health startups, CEO Carolyn Witte said investors’ perspectives are changing. 

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